In regards to a bikini top, how well do they do on highway driving? Are they always flapping around or are they pretty secure?

I'm also thinking of purchasing a Wild Boar fastback hard top for my 2dr JK. With hardtops in general, how do they hold up to the sun? I live in AZ and the last thing I want is my hardtop fading/cracking under the sun if I put the money into one.

Thanks everyone.

 

really depends a lot on boob size/ density.

 

HAHA. Dude you're ridiculous. But thanks for the response.

 

I ran the Mopar Sunbonnet (Their silly name for a safari top) for hardtop JKs last year. Though I don't run on the highway much, I did a little. And the most notable problem was that it tends to billow out over the front seat, and billow down onto the heads of those in the rear seat. Not flapping, mind you, just pushing up and down and staying there while driving at Interstate speeds. Now, the Bestop version, which is a little different, has plenty of folks who complain about flapping--but not so with the Mopar version.

Later, with that same Sunbonnet (hardtop version), I bought a Duster and Windjammer (not wraparound, which isn't available for four-doors). That significantly reduced the wind and billowing. Yes, there are huge gaps on either side of the Windjammer, but it does effectively cut down on wind in the cabin.

Late last year I bought a softtop. Having the door frames, I decided to buy the Mopar Sunbonnet for softtop owners. This is absolutely awesome. Now there is no opening between the top and the doors (when they're on the Jeep). And the entire assembly fits even better than the hardtop version of the Sunbonnet (which still fit quite nicely already). No doubt about it: Doors on or off, this is my favorite configuration for my Jeep.

 

On the hiway, mine sucks up and stays there, on the biways it flapps a little.

 

Appreciate that, Mark. I was contemplating the same setup. I'm currently running a safari mesh top, something I had when I owned my previous YJ, and I'm pretty satisfied with it. And like the old jeep, I got the cab cover in case we get a random rain event in the Texas Hill Country (we've been blessed with a little recently, thank the Lord). The combo is hard to beat, except that you're pretty much immobile until the rain passes. A bikini top and windjammer setup might help get one moving again.

As for the mesh top alone, well, a jeep should never have a top on but alas, I grow older and the tolerance level for creature discomforts diminishes rapidly. If it's any help to the thread, I will post a shot of the mesh to setup when I can.

 

I have the safari mesh top, and I love it. Does really good on the highway. I just make sure it is tightened down really well.